>[!abstract] >The Thucydides Trap is a term popularized by American political scientist Graham T. Allison to describe an apparent tendency towards war when an emerging power threatens to displace an existing great power as a regional or international hegemon. The term exploded in popularity in 2015 and primarily applies to analysis of China–United States relations. ## References - Thucydides Trap. (2025, January 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thucydides_Trap&oldid=1259750575 ## Related - [[Kindleberger Trap]]